Late Asian Olympic Qualifier entry Puerto Rico Women's National Volleyball Team
After receiving news of Puerto Rico's inclusion in the Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in May, the Puerto Rican Federation of Volleyball began to prepare the National Team for the important competition in Japan.
Federation President Carlos J. Beltrán appointed Professor Carlos D. Cardona of Argentina as the new team advisor. Cardona is Head Coach of the Puerto Rico Men’s National Team that also plays in the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.
Cardona works with Women's Head Coach Juan Carlos Núñez and Data Volley staff Manuel Acevedo and Jose Mieles.
Núnez has been coach of the team since 2004, assuming control in the III Pan-American Games.
Team staff have been working hard to select the best players for the Japan tournament.
Puerto Rico were given the opportunity to take part after the withdrawal of Peru and Kenya.
The 12-Woman Puerto Rican squad is set to meet for training in Tsukuba, Japan, before the tournament starts.
The team is coming off the back of a decent 2007.
In the VI Pan American Cup in Mexico, they finished fifth, claimed sixth at the Pan American Games, fifth at the XIX NORCECA Championship in Canada and third at the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Mexico, during which they produce an impressive performance to beat Dominican Republic.
They missed out on qualification that time which means there is only one aim in Tokyo: to finish in any of the positions available that guarantees a ticket to Beijing.
Debora Seilhamer, Xaimara Colon, Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Sarai Alvarez, Michelle Cardona, Yarimar Rosa, Eva Cruz, Aurea Cruz, Vanessa Velez ,Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Jessica Candelario, Glorimar Ortega, Shanon Torregrosa, Mayaguez, Alexandra Oquendo, Sheila Ocasio, Jetzabel Del Valle
Remember the ball is in your court. Are you
">too small to play volleyball?
April Chapple is a freelance copywriter for volleyball products and promotions, columnist for USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaching Volleyballmagazine and author of numerous online articles on playing and coaching volleyball. Author of the upcoming ebook "How to Stop Serving Like a Wimp" April's volleyball sites are volleyballvoices.com, volleyballvoyeur.com, beijingolympicvolleyball.com, and aprilsbeachvolleyballog.com. She can be reached at april@volleyballvoices.com
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Federation President Carlos J. Beltrán appointed Professor Carlos D. Cardona of Argentina as the new team advisor. Cardona is Head Coach of the Puerto Rico Men’s National Team that also plays in the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.
Cardona works with Women's Head Coach Juan Carlos Núñez and Data Volley staff Manuel Acevedo and Jose Mieles.
Núnez has been coach of the team since 2004, assuming control in the III Pan-American Games.
Team staff have been working hard to select the best players for the Japan tournament.
Puerto Rico were given the opportunity to take part after the withdrawal of Peru and Kenya.
The 12-Woman Puerto Rican squad is set to meet for training in Tsukuba, Japan, before the tournament starts.
The team is coming off the back of a decent 2007.
In the VI Pan American Cup in Mexico, they finished fifth, claimed sixth at the Pan American Games, fifth at the XIX NORCECA Championship in Canada and third at the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Mexico, during which they produce an impressive performance to beat Dominican Republic.
They missed out on qualification that time which means there is only one aim in Tokyo: to finish in any of the positions available that guarantees a ticket to Beijing.
Debora Seilhamer, Xaimara Colon, Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Sarai Alvarez, Michelle Cardona, Yarimar Rosa, Eva Cruz, Aurea Cruz, Vanessa Velez ,Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Jessica Candelario, Glorimar Ortega, Shanon Torregrosa, Mayaguez, Alexandra Oquendo, Sheila Ocasio, Jetzabel Del Valle
Remember the ball is in your court. Are you
">too small to play volleyball?
April Chapple is a freelance copywriter for volleyball products and promotions, columnist for USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaching Volleyballmagazine and author of numerous online articles on playing and coaching volleyball. Author of the upcoming ebook "How to Stop Serving Like a Wimp" April's volleyball sites are volleyballvoices.com, volleyballvoyeur.com, beijingolympicvolleyball.com, and aprilsbeachvolleyballog.com. She can be reached at april@volleyballvoices.com
I know you want to learn the secrets of how the pros play like they do. The fastest way for you to do that is to sign up for the FREE Volleyball Voices Newsletter so you can be the first person on your team to get the inside track on how to stay off the bench and gain more playing time by improving all your volleyball skills, fast! Just fill out that box in the upper right hand corner to receive today's volleyball news you can use.
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